Hollywood actor and horror icon Tony Todd passed away at the age of 69.

He later appeared in popular TV series of the 80s and 90s such as 21 Jump Street, MacGyver, Matlock, Law & Order, The X-Files, Beverly Hills 90210, Xena: Warrior Princesss, Murder, She Wrote and Star Trek: The Next. took it. Generation.

He also appeared on The Young and the Restless in 2013.

Although her success on the big screen skyrocketed in the 1980s with roles such as Lean on Me, Colors and Bird, her best-known roles came in the following decade.

He first starred in 1990’s Night of the Living Dead, then played the legendary title character with a hook in his hand in 1992’s Candyman; he reprized the role in the 1995 sequel Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh and Candyman: Day of the Dead four years later.

Later in 2021, he also starred in Candyman, a direct sequel to the 1992 original and starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as an artist caught up in the Candyman urban legend.

Todd has also appeared in other horror franchises; He played funeral home owner William Bludworth in Final Destination and its many sequels.

He also played Grange, Michael Wincott’s right-hand man in the 1994 film The Crow, starring Brandon Lee.

In a 2022 interview with Deadline, Todd talked about working to make audiences sympathize with his characters.

‘There has to be something appealing about the character that makes people want to support them but also be disgusted by the idea,’ he said.

‘And for me personally, in every movie I make, I create a backstory for all the people who are tortured and for my heroes.’

In recent years, Todd has appeared in film, TV and video games, including the TV series Chuck, Dead of Summer and Scream.

He was also a prolific voice actor, with major roles in Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Zoom in The Flash, Darkseid in the DC Animated Movie Universe, and Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 video game.